Boletus floridanus (Singer) Murrill

  • Filed As

    Boletaceae
    Boletus floridanus (Singer) Murrill

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 8518 with Baroni, Lodge, Cifuentes, 04 Oct 2003

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Mountain Pine Ridge: Macal River near Guacamaya Bridge.

  • Habitat

    Quercus peduncularis. On sandy soil.

  • Description

    subcespitose. Pileus 3.5-7.5 cm broad, convex to plano-convex, dry, matted, grayish red to reddish brown to brownish red to (9C-D-E7,6,5). Flesh pale yellow, bluing when exposed, then fading to white with a bluish gray cast, with mild to pungent odor and mild taste. Tubes adnexed, yellow, cyanescent, 1 cm long; pores red (9D6), cyanescent, exuding translucent yellow liquid when young. Stipe 4-5 cm long, 1-2 cm broad, equal, dry, coarsely reticulate to subalveolate, deep brownish red (9D-E8) with hint of yellow at apex when young, with white basal mycelium, with interior pale yellow, cyanescent then fading as in pileus. Phenology of specimen: Basidiomata.

  • Specimen Notes

    DNA prep, digital image

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00796092

    Occurrence ID: 9d7a82eb-6b2e-47bc-b58d-efc54cbb9cb4

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Mountain Pine Ridge: Macal River near Guacamaya Bridge

  • Elevation

    Alt. 427 m. (1401 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    16.8689, -89.0414

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